The Burner: The Olympic League finalized for the COVID Season
1/23/2021 As we get closer to getting back to competition in high school sports several leagues continue to finalize their…
State takes backward step in getting back to playing
1/22/2021 (Olympia, WA) The State Department of Health did not have good news for state High School athletes hoping to…
The Burner: Another League sets Schedule that fits their needs
1/20/2021 (Colville, WA) The Northeast A League has set their own calendar to return to playing High School sports. Tristan…
WIAA finalizes Sports Schedules with 1 last big Change
1/19/2021 (Renton, WA) How a bout one last big change and then we can all focus on the targets and…
“That Got me to Thinkin…?” Buffets
1/18/2021 “That Got Me To Thinkin’…?” Chapter 31 “Buffets” By Bruce Williams Anytime I’ve ever been to a buffet I’ve…
0 Health Regions get to Phase 2; but progress is made
1/15/2021 (Olympia, WA) There were a lot of people concerned with the new system released by the State Department of…
Leagues looking to stay within their Health Region to return High School sports
1/13/2021 The new Covid-19 guidelines recently released by the State Department of Health has provided a clearer path to getting…
WIAA continues to work toward Re-Starting Sports
1/7/2021 (Renton, WA) It’s confusing and frustrating! The WIAA made a mess of this! I gave up on trying to…
WIAA responds to New COVID Rules from Governor’s Office
1/6/2021 *** 1/7/2021 Update The State Department of Health will gather the case information of COVID-19 on Friday and then…
WIAA “The Tea”: Monday Board Meeting expects further direction in Re-Starting Sports
****1/4/2021 UPDATE!!!! The WIAA Executive Board will meet on Wednesday instead of tonight. Executive Board President Tim Thomsen says they…
Column: The Litter Box; Goodbye My Friend Rocky
1/2/2021 Goodbye Rocky By Larry the SportsCat (Katlama, WA) Hi everyone, I…
WIAA Tea: 10 Amendments to be considered at WIAA Winter Meetings; Increasing Basketball Schedule Tops Proposals
12-21-2020 (Renton, WA) The WIAA Executive Board usually meets 5 or 6 times a year but so far this year…
The Burner: Puyallup’s Head Boys Basketball Coach Resigns
12/21/2020 Regardless of when the boys basketball season can resume this school year the Puyallup Vikings will be looking for…
The Burner: WESCO moves forward with Unique Plan to Re-Start Sports
12/218/2020 The Wesco League in District 1 (North Seattle to Blaine) is moving forward with a different re-start plan for…
The Burner: From the Congo to Camas, the Jacques Badolato-Bridsell story
12/20/2020 The Columbian’s Meg Wochnick has this awesome piece up and is a MUST read on Camas Football player Jacques Badolato-Birdsell.…
Opinion: Although Frustrating Games will be Played this School Year
12/17/2020 We’re all tired but we are also all competitors and we need to finish this thing we are in…
The WIAA Tea: Executive Board updates Sports Re-Start plans
12/16/2020 ***Updated*** After Governor Inslee updated the in-person learning to allow more the WIAA released a statement of optimism regarding…
The Burner: Steilly’s Emeka Egbuka heading to Columbus, Ohio
12/12/2020 Steilacoom has been knocking on the door for the past several season threatening to make a run to the…
Emerald Downs: NW Legend Richard Wright Passes Away
Northwest Horse Racing Legend Richard Wright Passes Away By Gary Dougherty 11/28/2020 A Northwest horseman since the mid-1960s, Richard Wright…
Thanksgiving 2020 Reasons to Celebrate
11/26/2020 Thanksgiving 2020. It doesn’t take much to find all the negatives that can and will be associated with anything…